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Media Kit
The Canadian Down Syndrome Society is proud to represent Canadians with Down syndrome and their families. For all media inquiries, please contact Kristen Halpen, Marketing and Communications Manager.
News Releases, Statements, and Responses
2021 News Releases, Statements, and Responses
March 21, 2021: Investigating how fitness could be one of the most powerful but overlooked tools to improve cognition for people with Down syndrome.
January 11, 2021: CDSS Letter to Minister of Health, Requesting Vaccine Priority Access for Specific Age Groups of the Canadian Down Syndrome Population
January 14, 2021: CDSS’s Statement Regarding Ongoing Work with Canadian Government Bodies & Officials Re: Covid-19 Vaccination Rollout
January 13, 2021: Global News Morning Toronto – Down Syndrome community at greater risk of COVID-19, pushing for vaccine priority
January 14, 2021: CBC News Hamilton – Pandemic has been ‘very hard’ on families of people with Down syndrome, advocate says
2020 News Releases, Statements, and Responses
September 14, 2020: CDSS Response to Potential Cuts to Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped Supports in Alberta
April 3, 2020: Human Rights Statement: A Response to the COVID-19 Crisis in Canada Focusing on the Health & Well-Being of Persons with Down Syndrome
2019 News Releases
November 4, 2019: CDSS Launches “Project Understood” Together with Google as Part of Canadian Down Syndrome Awareness Week 2019
March 15, 2019: World Down Syndrome Day Activities Across Canada
2018 News Releases
November 13, 2018: Endangered Syndrome Campaign Update
November 6, 2018: CDSS launches “Endangered Syndrome” campaign to coincide with Canadian Down Syndrome Week
June 21, 2018:Response to 10-year-old migrant girl with Down syndrome separated from family
May 24, 2018: Response to Families demanding to keep sheltered workshops alive
March 19, 2018: VATTA and World Down Syndrome Day 2018
March 19, 2018: The Canadian Down Syndrome Society invites you to participate in World Down Syndrome Day 2018
March 15, 2018: Response to The Washington Post’s opinion article: “The real Down syndrome problem: Accepting genocide”
February 14, 2018: Response to The Globe and Mail’s article: “People with disabilities deserve more than just a cute Gerber baby”
February 7, 2018: Response to the first Gerber baby with Down syndrome
January 23, 2018: Response to Netflix’s comedy Special “Tom Segura: Disgraceful”
January 11, 2018: Non-invasive prenatal testing and Down syndrome
2017 News Releases
June 26, 2017: Canadian Down Syndrome Society wins 10 awards at the 2017 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity
March 13, 2017: Canadian Down Syndrome Society to present at the United Nations on World Down Syndrome Day
March 13, 2017: Tillsonburg’s Matthew MacNeil to speak at the United Nations on World Down Syndrome Day
2016 News Releases
October 11, 2016: Wayne Gretzky and Joey Moss want Canadians to #SeeTheAbility!